Man....a sign of things to come....what was once a great & beautiful car reduced to this!!! ...and it was still one of the best looking cars of it's time!! SAD!!!
@onedollarphilistine But on the 1980 Ford LTD and Mercury Marquis it was optional and even then it was only for the seatbelt reminder as far as I know.
34 mpg? With the 2.3 liter 4cyl a manual transmisson and they maybe sold 100 of them that year lol. Most had the 5.0 v-8 which did not get 34 mpg. Advertising you got to love it what bolonga.
Even with the 4 cyl, you couldn't get that kind of economy! You'd have to firewall that gas pedal to move such a heavy car. The V8 was the better choice.
introducing the 1980 mercury/ford fairmont,futera,zepher,thunderbird,mustang,cougar,ltd,mustang,marquis thing Did I miss out a few or is that it lol!!!!Just like when chrysler crazy went k car crazy (That will take years to name off those nameplates)ford went fox chassis crazy too but hey it was a way to save money. I really liked the 1983 styling of the cougar and thunderbird. I owned a 84 and 86 cougar with the 5.0. Good cars and great memories
i grew up in this exact car. 4 door and blue. it was very cheap. i ripped all the plastic pieces off the bumpers when i was a kid. very creepy music and cheesy cut scenes!!
Remember 1977? The Cougar had a 2-door, a 2-door XR-7 (which survived), a 4-door, and a 5-door Villager wagon. The name was changed from Montego. In 1981, Ford made the same mistake...changing the Monarch to a Cougar.
I had a 81 4 door Cougar. While it came stock with a 289, there were available upgrades to a 302, which is what mine was. 30+MPG? not by the early 90's when I drove it!
Cougar - that was one nameplate Ford could never make its mind on! (1967 - Upscale Mustang, 1981 - Granada sedan clone, 1999 - Contour based front wheel drive hatchback)...
No the monarch was only made up 1980 in the 81 model year the granada moved to the fox platform and all the cougars except the xr 7 became it's stable mate.
You don't see many early 1980s Cougar's around at all, never really saw many of them even back in the 1980s, I thought they didnt make the 4 door Cougar's until 1981.
You are right. The cougar 4 dour was only around for two model years 81 and 82. 1982 even had a Station Wagon Model. It was replaced by the downsized Mercury Marquis. Th
I would like to know if it ever existed or if you have a 1983 mercury cougar of four-doors commercial. perdon si no me entiendes muy bien pues yo no escribo muy bien el inglés.
1983 Cougar 4-door sedans did not exist. The previous Cougar sedan line- along with its Ford twin, Granada- was replaced in 1983 by the "Marquis" and "LTD" 4-door sedans & wagons. These MID-SIZE lines should not be confused with the full-sized "LTD Crown Victoria"/"Grand Marquis" (which, in 1982 were known simply as "LTD" / "Marquis").. Ford's name-game remix at work. So, to totally answer your question, NO 1983 Cougar 4-door commercials, because no such car existed. Totally confused now??
Thanks for answering my comment. I did this question because I have the cougar 1983 four-door, and I am curious to know your past, and on the internet I do not see this information. I live in colombia but this car was imported many years ago to my country and I think it is the only one here, although I have not seen an equal, but I am sure that in Venezuela there are enough of these, and my cougar 1983 four-doors was imported from Venezuela.
.(continuation of the previous comment)/ when I traveled to that country I have seen several of them on several occasions. if you want you can give me your mail and I can send photos of my cougar 1983 four-door so that you can see. again thank you for your comment. TE PIDO PERDON SI NO ME ENTIENDES MUY BIEN PUES YO NO ESCRIBO MUY BIEN EL INGLÉS. GRACIAS POR RESPONDER MI COMENTARIO.
The Cougar and Granada (pimped out Fairmonts) ran for model year 1981 and 1982 only.. Buzzer in the standard/base trim level (aka "GS")- Chimes in the luxury model (aka "LS"). Also, at the time, Mercury's idea of selling it's product was to advertise the fact that the Cougar LS' cloth interior was the same as that used in Lincoln Town Car Signature Series. Makes you forget that the base engine was an 87-hp 2.3 liter 4-banger. The car line sold respectively well, (believe it or not)
The Fairmont/Zephyr started it all for Ford's mainstay in the 1980's. Introduced in '78..the wheelbase got shortened 5" & became the '79 Mustang/Capri..lengthened 3" in '80 for the Tbird/Cougar XR7 coupes. '81 saw the introduction of the new Granada/Cougar... the '82 bustleback Continental..'83 mid-size LTD/Marquis (replacing the Granada/Cougar)..and in '84 the Continental Mark VII. In all, a VERY successful and profitable platform for FoMoCo. Commercial better than some of the same period.
remeber the Ford Fairmont...the ford version of this car. Funny 20+ years later and Mercury and Ford are still doing the same thing a Ford version and a Mercury Version aka the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan...cool vid:-) Josh
@Doobie1975 This may have been filmed in 1980 though - keeping in mind that Ford's '1981' models began rolling off the lines in the later months of 1980.
the 1980-1982 Mercury Cougar was assembled in
United States: Lorain, Ohio
Annihilator1111 6 months ago
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jakesaintsrow123 6 months ago
Man....a sign of things to come....what was once a great & beautiful car reduced to this!!! ...and it was still one of the best looking cars of it's time!! SAD!!!
DecaturCentaur 11 months ago
Turning the Cougar into a sedan was such a disaster.
Simon5005 1 year ago
That cat at the end is funny. Show this ad to your kids!
1967mustanggta 1 year ago
a p.o.s. box!
demoskunk 1 year ago
love it.. ive got the plain jane fairmont
san379 1 year ago
Cute kitty.
MattTheSaiyan 1 year ago
She does porn ?
piesior 1 year ago
holy crap how come I've never seen any of these? I want one now.
91jchevy87ec1 1 year ago
My '83 Mark VI gets 16 city/22 highway with the 302V8. If I believe what the tacky digital display tells me.
I believe only the full-size Ford products in 1980 had chimes instead of buzzers (Crown Vic, Grand Marquis, Town Car/Mark VI)
onedollarphilistine 1 year ago
@onedollarphilistine But on the 1980 Ford LTD and Mercury Marquis it was optional and even then it was only for the seatbelt reminder as far as I know.
Jac2Mac 1 year ago
It's hard to believe that the babe in the commercial is an old bag now...a real cougar, so to speak!
mypalrocco 2 years ago
One Ugly Mercury car !!! DAMM !!
TheLizardKing1967 2 years ago
34 mpg? With the 2.3 liter 4cyl a manual transmisson and they maybe sold 100 of them that year lol. Most had the 5.0 v-8 which did not get 34 mpg. Advertising you got to love it what bolonga.
jas4925 2 years ago
Even with the 4 cyl, you couldn't get that kind of economy! You'd have to firewall that gas pedal to move such a heavy car. The V8 was the better choice.
laserstun 1 year ago
did not see many 4 door cougars
harley1450000 2 years ago
34 mpg highway yea right!!
themx83 2 years ago
lol cougar get it?
MrBunsX 2 years ago 6
introducing the 1980 mercury/ford fairmont,futera,zepher,thunderbird,mustang,cougar,ltd,mustang,marquis thing Did I miss out a few or is that it lol!!!!Just like when chrysler crazy went k car crazy (That will take years to name off those nameplates)ford went fox chassis crazy too but hey it was a way to save money. I really liked the 1983 styling of the cougar and thunderbird. I owned a 84 and 86 cougar with the 5.0. Good cars and great memories
1978mtb 2 years ago
It was the Mercury Marquis, not Grand Marquis. The Grand Marquis was a panther frame since 1979.
mastermind48451 2 years ago
@mastermind48451 I know I didn't write grand marquis!!!!
1978mtb 2 years ago
@mastermind48451 and I almost forgot the 1982 cougar station wagon!!!
1978mtb 2 years ago
Ugly little car, it's nothing like the first generation Cougars.
auaiao9 2 years ago
If that thing got 34 Hwy mpg then angles fly out of my ass.
irolliamvolvo 2 years ago
Dude i love cheese..cougar cheese..
TwinkleSpaceGirl 2 years ago
i grew up in this exact car. 4 door and blue. it was very cheap. i ripped all the plastic pieces off the bumpers when i was a kid. very creepy music and cheesy cut scenes!!
themx83 2 years ago
@themx83 very cheap? things break?
jakesaintsrow123 3 months ago
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themx83 2 years ago
The Cougmont, YEAH!!!!!!!
landyachtfan79 2 years ago
Remember 1977? The Cougar had a 2-door, a 2-door XR-7 (which survived), a 4-door, and a 5-door Villager wagon. The name was changed from Montego. In 1981, Ford made the same mistake...changing the Monarch to a Cougar.
Rlotpir1972 2 years ago
The chick is the hotest thing about this commercial. Although the car isn't so bad either for an '80.
palebeachbum 2 years ago 7
I had a 81 4 door Cougar. While it came stock with a 289, there were available upgrades to a 302, which is what mine was. 30+MPG? not by the early 90's when I drove it!
taowulf 2 years ago
this car had great fuel economy even before it was "cool" that cars got over 30 mpg.
ChadTaylorCanDoIt 2 years ago
Cougar - that was one nameplate Ford could never make its mind on! (1967 - Upscale Mustang, 1981 - Granada sedan clone, 1999 - Contour based front wheel drive hatchback)...
joh2 3 years ago
How interesting and what in the world where they thinking when they made a 4 door.
adape0884frank 3 years ago
Actually the Thunderbird had a 4 door in the mid 60s and the cougar had a 4 door in 77-79 also
Lumotaku 3 years ago
a fairmont with cougar badging...clever, ford sold many.
chuckycheese22 3 years ago
The ford granadas stable mate from 1981 and 1982.
Lumotaku 3 years ago
You're thinking of the Mercury Monarch
Infinitrium 3 years ago
No the monarch was only made up 1980 in the 81 model year the granada moved to the fox platform and all the cougars except the xr 7 became it's stable mate.
Lumotaku 3 years ago
You don't see many early 1980s Cougar's around at all, never really saw many of them even back in the 1980s, I thought they didnt make the 4 door Cougar's until 1981.
Doobie1975 3 years ago
This must be a Canadian commercial. It was known as 'Zephyr' in the US. My neighbor had the Ford Granada twin.
Luzern76 3 years ago
It was known as the "Cougar" which was based on the Granada, the "Zephyr" was based on the Fairmont
Doobie1975 3 years ago
You are right. The cougar 4 dour was only around for two model years 81 and 82. 1982 even had a Station Wagon Model. It was replaced by the downsized Mercury Marquis. Th
2008ljr 3 years ago
the station wagon outsold the 4 door!
Lumotaku 3 years ago
hello mammer 90
I would like to know if it ever existed or if you have a 1983 mercury cougar of four-doors commercial. perdon si no me entiendes muy bien pues yo no escribo muy bien el inglés.
ardilajp01 3 years ago
1983 Cougar 4-door sedans did not exist. The previous Cougar sedan line- along with its Ford twin, Granada- was replaced in 1983 by the "Marquis" and "LTD" 4-door sedans & wagons. These MID-SIZE lines should not be confused with the full-sized "LTD Crown Victoria"/"Grand Marquis" (which, in 1982 were known simply as "LTD" / "Marquis").. Ford's name-game remix at work. So, to totally answer your question, NO 1983 Cougar 4-door commercials, because no such car existed. Totally confused now??
LincolnRay 3 years ago
Hello lincolnRay,
Thanks for answering my comment. I did this question because I have the cougar 1983 four-door, and I am curious to know your past, and on the internet I do not see this information. I live in colombia but this car was imported many years ago to my country and I think it is the only one here, although I have not seen an equal, but I am sure that in Venezuela there are enough of these, and my cougar 1983 four-doors was imported from Venezuela.
ardilajp01 3 years ago
.(continuation of the previous comment)/ when I traveled to that country I have seen several of them on several occasions. if you want you can give me your mail and I can send photos of my cougar 1983 four-door so that you can see. again thank you for your comment. TE PIDO PERDON SI NO ME ENTIENDES MUY BIEN PUES YO NO ESCRIBO MUY BIEN EL INGLÉS. GRACIAS POR RESPONDER MI COMENTARIO.
ardilajp01 3 years ago
The Cougar and Granada (pimped out Fairmonts) ran for model year 1981 and 1982 only.. Buzzer in the standard/base trim level (aka "GS")- Chimes in the luxury model (aka "LS"). Also, at the time, Mercury's idea of selling it's product was to advertise the fact that the Cougar LS' cloth interior was the same as that used in Lincoln Town Car Signature Series. Makes you forget that the base engine was an 87-hp 2.3 liter 4-banger. The car line sold respectively well, (believe it or not)
LincolnRay 3 years ago
The Fairmont/Zephyr started it all for Ford's mainstay in the 1980's. Introduced in '78..the wheelbase got shortened 5" & became the '79 Mustang/Capri..lengthened 3" in '80 for the Tbird/Cougar XR7 coupes. '81 saw the introduction of the new Granada/Cougar... the '82 bustleback Continental..'83 mid-size LTD/Marquis (replacing the Granada/Cougar)..and in '84 the Continental Mark VII. In all, a VERY successful and profitable platform for FoMoCo. Commercial better than some of the same period.
LincolnRay 3 years ago
remeber the Ford Fairmont...the ford version of this car. Funny 20+ years later and Mercury and Ford are still doing the same thing a Ford version and a Mercury Version aka the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan...cool vid:-) Josh
vfj67 3 years ago
The Ford version of this non-XR7 Cougar was the Granada.
Ford Fairmonts and Mercury Zephyrs were similar.
exner60 3 years ago
Did the 1980 4-door Mercury Cougar come with a chime or a buzzer?
Jac2Mac 3 years ago
I have no idea.
mammer90 3 years ago
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jakesaintsrow123 3 years ago
Buzzer in the base (GS) model...
Chime in the luxury version (LS) model..
LincolnRay 3 years ago
It had a buzzer not a chime tis true.
Lumotaku 3 years ago
@Jac2Mac They didn't make the 4 door Mercury Cougar's in 1980 but they did make them with the 4 doors in 1981-82 and the wagons in 1982
Doobie1975 1 year ago
@Doobie1975 This may have been filmed in 1980 though - keeping in mind that Ford's '1981' models began rolling off the lines in the later months of 1980.
joh2 10 months ago
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jakesaintsrow123 1 year ago
@jakesaintsrow123 My friend had a 1981 Cougar XR-7 and it 'chimes' for Door Ajar and Fasten Seat Belts.
Rlotpir1972 1 year ago